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I'm worried about the warning I get before installing Firefox that says this can potentially harm my computer

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georgiak
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I would like to download Firefox but am concerned about the warning I get that says this file type can potentially harm my computer. Don't know what to do!

I would like to download Firefox but am concerned about the warning I get that says this file type can potentially harm my computer. Don't know what to do!

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philipp
philipp
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hi georgiak, this might be a default warning message that windows shows you for every downloaded installer. in order to be be safe, only download firefox from the official location at https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ and follow the steps from How to install Firefox on Windows in order to install it. thank you!